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This is a great example of why compiled applications with no sourcecode are harmful and prevent advancement. If the sourecode for Windows Defender was mostly o
by nanoscopic 9y ago
This is a great example of why compiled applications with no sourcecode are harmful and prevent advancement.
If the sourecode for Windows Defender was mostly open source, with only critical portions linked in, then it would be possible to improve the portions that integrate the libraries into the system without moving each process used by it into some sort of wrapper.
There is not even a need for the sourcecode to be "free", merely that it is able to be viewed and alterations contributed back to be available to anyone who has paid for Windows.